Create or get all timeslots
Available in versions: 12.56 and later
Description
Adds a timeslot or retrieves a list of existing timeslots.
URL
/LoadTest/rest/domains/{domainName}/projects/{projectName}/timeslots
Remarks
Body of the request should contain a resource folder description in xml format.
HTTP Method
POST: Creates a timeslot.
GET: Returns the timeslots in the body of the response.
Request
Headers:
Content-Type: application/xml
Cookies:
Version 2020 (or later) | LWSSO_COOKIE_KEY={LwssoCookie}; |
Versions earlier than 2020 | LWSSO_COOKIE_KEY={LwssoCookie};QCSession={QCSessionCookie}; |
Request Body:
POST: An XML containing the timeslot reservation.
GET: No request body.

POST http://<LRE_Server>/LoadTest/rest/domains/{domainName}/projects/{projectName}/timeslots
Content-Type: application/xml
Cookie: LWSSO_COOKIE_KEY={LwssoCookie};
An example of a request body when using Content-Type header application/xml:
<Timeslot xmlns="http://www.hp.com/PC/REST/API">
<StartTime>2017-09-05T08:00:00Z</StartTime>
<DurationInMinutes>30</DurationInMinutes>
<Description>add text</Description>
<Name>My_Timeslot</Name>
<Demands>
<ControllerDemandManual>
<HostID>1001</HostID>
</ControllerDemandManual>
<LoadGeneratorDemandManual>
<HostID>1002</HostID>
</LoadGeneratorDemandManual>
</Demands>
</Timeslot>
An example of request when a load test is linked to the timeslot (demands are automatically added to the timeslot based on the load test data):
<Timeslot xmlns="http://www.hp.com/PC/REST/API">
<StartTime>2017-09-05T22:30:00Z</StartTime>
<DurationInMinutes>30</DurationInMinutes>
<LoadTestInstanceID>1</LoadTestInstanceID>
<PostRunAction>CollateAnalyze</PostRunAction>
<Description>add text</Description>
</Timeslot>
An example of the response:
<Timeslot>
<Name />
<VusersNumber>0</VusersNumber>
<PostRunAction>CollateAnalyze</PostRunAction>
<StartTime>2017-09-05T22:30:00+00</StartTime>
<IsTestAutostart>false</IsTestAutostart>
<LoadTestInstanceID>1</LoadTestInstanceID>
<DurationInMinutes>30</DurationInMinutes>
<Description />
<AllocatedDemands>
<ControllerDemand>
<ID>1361</ID>
<Type>Manual</Type>
<RequestedAmount>1</RequestedAmount>
<AllocatedAmount>1</AllocatedAmount>
<FilterString>my12365.lab.net</FilterString>
<AllocatedHostID>1001</AllocatedHostID>
<AllocatedHostName>my12365.lab.net</AllocatedHostName>
<IsLoadGenerator>false</IsLoadGenerator>
</ControllerDemand>
<LoadGeneratorDemand>
<ID>1362</ID>
<Type>Manual</Type>
<RequestedAmount>1</RequestedAmount>
<AllocatedAmount>1</AllocatedAmount>
<FilterString>my12366.lab.net</FilterString>
<AllocatedHostIDs>
<HostID>1002</HostID>
</AllocatedHostIDs>
<AllocatedHostNames>
<AllocatedHostName>my12366.lab.net</AllocatedHostName>
</AllocatedHostNames>
</LoadGeneratorDemand>
</AllocatedDemands>
<ID>1122</ID>
<LoadTestID>3</LoadTestID>
<LoadTestName>test_300</LoadTestName>
<EndTime>2017-09-05T23:00:00+00</EndTime>
<CreatedBy>sa</CreatedBy>
<CreationDate>2017-09-05T08:46:51+00</CreationDate>
<CurrentRunState>Not Started</CurrentRunState>
<IsAdHoc>false</IsAdHoc>
<IsAllocated>true</IsAllocated>
<FailureDescription />
<OpenStatus>Future</OpenStatus>
<ProjectID>2</ProjectID>
</Timeslot>

GET http://<LRE_Server>/LoadTest/rest/domains/MyDomain/projects/MyProject/timeslots
Fields that can be used in the request body during timeslot creation:
Element | Description |
---|---|
StartTime | The UTC date and time (in hours and minutes) that the timeslot starts. |
DurationInMinutes | The duration of the timeslot (in minutes). |
Description | A description of the timeslot. |
Name | Name of the timeslot. |
Demands | The type of demands for timeslot creation. Can include:
|
VusersNumber | The number of Vusers requested for the timeslot. |
VudsNumber | The number of VUDs that are defined in the linked test. |
PostRunAction | The action to be taken when the test run is complete. The post-run action can be: DoNothing, CollateOnly, or CollateAnalyze. |
LoadTestInstanceID | Enables you to link a performance test instance to the timeslot. |
IsTestAutostart | The linked tests or test sets automatically start running at the start of the timeslot, without any manual intervention (true/false). |
Response
Headers:
One of:
- Content-Type: application/xml
- Content-Type: application/json
Cookies:
None
HTML Return Code:
One of the HTTP Return Codes
HTML Body:
GET: Returns the data on the entity in the response. See Timeslot XML.

<Timeslots>
<Timeslot>
<Name>MyTimeslot</Name>
<VusersNumber>0</VusersNumber>
<PostRunAction>DoNothing</PostRunAction>
<StartTime>2017-09-04T22:30:00+00</StartTime>
<DurationInMinutes>30</DurationInMinutes>
<IsTestAutostart>false</IsTestAutostart>
<LoadTestInstanceID>1</LoadTestInstanceID>
<ID>1118</ID>
<LoadTestID>3</LoadTestID>
<LoadTestName>test_300</LoadTestName>
<EndTime>2017-09-04T23:00:00+00</EndTime>
<CreatedBy>sa</CreatedBy>
<CreationDate>2017-09-04T11:30:41+00</CreationDate>
<CurrentRunState>Not Started</CurrentRunState>
<Description />
<IsAdHoc>false</IsAdHoc>
<IsAllocated>true</IsAllocated>
<OpenStatus>Closed</OpenStatus>
<ProjectID>2</ProjectID>
</Timeslot>
<Timeslot>
<Name />
<VusersNumber>0</VusersNumber>
<VudsNumber>0</VudsNumber>
<PostRunAction>DoNothing</PostRunAction>
<StartTime>2017-09-04T20:00:00+00</StartTime>
<DurationInMinutes>30</DurationInMinutes>
<IsTestAutostart>false</IsTestAutostart>
<ID>1119</ID>
<LoadTestName />
<EndTime>2017-09-04T20:30:00+00</EndTime>
<CreatedBy>sa</CreatedBy>
<CreationDate>2017-09-04T12:02:13+00</CreationDate>
<CurrentRunState>None</CurrentRunState>
<Description />
<IsAdHoc>false</IsAdHoc>
<IsAllocated>true</IsAllocated>
<OpenStatus>Closed</OpenStatus>
<ProjectID>3</ProjectID>
</Timeslot>
</Timeslots>
See Also